Four women and 2 men were arrested and face aggravated kidnapping charges after allegedly holding the woman captive for a week, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said.
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Cumberland County judge seals documents related to Eliot Cutler search warrant
The action relates to a March 23 search of former gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s Portland home for child pornography.
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Waterville man planned ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago mosque, FBI says
A recently unsealed declaration by an FBI special agent details an apparent ISIS-inspired plot involving a Waterville man and two other teens to murder all the adults in a Chicago mosque during “spring break.”
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Former Mainer’s lawsuit alleges Boston hotel’s owner and workers failed to protect her from being raped
The woman alleges that she was sexually assaulted twice at the Westin hotel, and that workers didn’t help her even though she was clearly incapacitated.
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Auburn man’s roommate says Downs had gun at time of 1993 murder
College roommate of Steven H. Downs testifies Downs owned two guns at school in Fairbanks, Alaska, when a woman was murdered on campus.
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Police arrest Bridgton man on assault and robbery charges
Jon Mitchell, 21, of Bridgton was arrested with the help of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit.
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Leonard Pitts: Today’s America has given flash mobs go-ahead to loot stores
Everywhere you look, someone else is seceding from the covenants that make it possible for civil society to function.
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Investigation of theft at construction site in Stockton Springs leads to three arrests
Maine State Police recover stolen property but also large quantities of illegal drugs.
Posted inNation & World
Portland, Oregon, grapples with a record number of homicides
In a metropolis wracked by gang violence, fear and frustration have settled over Oregon’s largest city as bystanders get caught in the crossfire.
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Portland police charge man in stabbing near Deering Oaks
The stabbing occurred during a dispute between 2 men, police say.